The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19
He Uses Plain Words of Unmis
taxable Meaning.
He Denounces the Government G
Persistence in Coercion.
Caffarel and Boulanger Find Sym
pathizers in France.
A Great Bank Fails in Leipsic---Arch-
bishop Walsh Miscellaneous
Foreign Intelli-
gence.

LONDON, Oct. lS.--Mr. Gladstone met
with an enthusiastic reception at Man
chester this morning lie also made
speech at Sheffield today, in whichhc said
he did not doubt that the mind of the
people WAS rapidly maNhalling itself in
favor OF contcnting Ireland and restoring
the freedom and efficiency of Parliament
and the honor of England, which had
been so grievously tarnished by past mis-
conduct OF Ireland. Mr. Gladstone said
he would tell them plainly that he was not
there TO say smooth things. II was de-
ploable fact that the settling of the great
Irish question, which might have been
settled last year had there been disposi-
ton TO discuss il in spirit of Candor and
fairness, had been again set aside and was
still pending, its difficulties aggravated
and its prospects uncertain. lie had
always told the Conservatives
that the choice lay between
coercion and home rule. The Conscrva-
tivcs had told them that home rule was an
idle dream, but events had shown that IL
was not. A coercion hill had been passed
against combinations against the liberty Of
the press and the right ot public meeting,
and not against crime. The Irish spectacle
was now n grave and serious one, and II IL
continued II would drive Ireland into such
state that the difficulties Of the govern
mcnt would become almost insurlnount-
able. lie denied that he proposed home
rule simply to advance Liberal interests.
! II was doubtful, lac said, whether the Tories
accepted home rule in its broad principles
I the same way they accepted his proposals
| in 1872 and in 1883. lie wanted a statutory
/ Parliament in Dublin, subject 10 imperial
/ control. There was nething to prevent amy
reasonable man from agreeing with the
! Liberals Irish proposals without reference
to this or that particular or detail. The
| immediate necessity ui the day was Il
watch the way in which Ireland was nov
governed. II the government persisted ~
their rash and foolish policy IL would nat
urally lead to political dcmoriliA
ton and render il in the highes
dcgcc difficult, even for Englishmcn
and Parliament truly representing thc
best and most enlightened conclusions, Il
deal RAPIDLY and bcnclicially with Ireland
Only one word could describe the prcsen
system OF Irish government. II was I'm
pcrtincnce." The events OF the last few
weeks in Ireland would not have been tol
Grated in England. lie condemned The
action Of the authorities at Mitchelstown
lie admitted having used the words IRE
member Mitchelstown" That affair mus
and will be- remembered. The counir!
had an account to settle with the govern
ment in connection with that affair Th,
Mitchclstown authorities were undoubtcdl.
wrong, vet Mr.. Baliour, in behalf Of th
government, uncquiyocally assumed tn
responsibility for their acts. The wors
feature of the Mitchelstown incident wa
that the action of the authorities there ha'
become u model and pattern for I hc Who'll
Of Ireland. Tho whole system oi govern
mcnt In Ireland required Ia bc thorough
reformed, root and branch. There ha
been break down in the government h
all essentials. A radical change WI
wanted, and such change an cniranchisc
nation alone could accomplish. lChecn